Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn, soy extend multi-year highs

Apr. 23, 2021 at 5:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed firm on Friday after rocketing to multi-year highs this week on tightening domestic and global supplies, traders said. As stocks from the 2020 harvest dwindle, dryness in Brazil and a U.S. cold spell raised doubts about prospects for the 2021 […]

U.S. grains: Corn highest since 2013

Apr. 22, 2021 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Futures very likely to remain on upswing

Apr. 21, 2021 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb to multi-year highs

Apr. 21, 2021 at 7:54 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Slight adjustments in AAFC’s April supply/demand report

Apr. 20, 2021 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn tops $6 a bushel, soy at seven-year high

Apr. 20, 2021 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to their highest in nearly eight years on Tuesday and soybean futures neared a seven-year high as tightening supplies supported cash markets and attracted speculative buying, analysts said. Worries about dry conditions curbing corn yields in Brazil and cold weather slowing germination […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn up on weather outlook, weaker dollar

Apr. 19, 2021 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Monday, flirting with multi-year highs set last week, as forecasts for frosty weather and precipitation raised concerns about the pace of planting and germination, analysts said. A weaker dollar lent support, theoretically making U.S. grains more competitive globally. Soybeans followed corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids soar after weather events

Apr. 16, 2021 at 7:29 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Cash bids for Prairie wheat jumped as wintry weather made its way across the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains during the week ending Thursday. Wheat futures in the U.S. rose due to spillover from soybeans. However, a stronger Canadian dollar tempered Prairie wheat prices. Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Grain, oilseed exports at strong pace

Apr. 16, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain and oilseed exports continue at a strong pace, with movement of canola, wheat and barley all running well ahead of the year-ago pace. Crop-year-to-date exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds as of Sunday came in at 37.78 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise

Apr. 16, 2021 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, gaining ground on corn contracts as the market tried to entice farmers to boost acreage of the oilseed despite the yellow grain’s rally to its highest in nearly eight years earlier this week. “The last two weeks all the talk […]

By Mark Weinraub